"Blitz" Uses Classical Storytelling to Advance a Radical Vision of War
Briefly

Rita Hanway's agonizing farewell to her son George highlights the personal trauma of wartime evacuations, revealing children's resentment in the face of family separation during the Blitz.
Steve McQueen's 'Blitz' explores the harsh realities of wartime life through the eyes of a child, contrasting whimsy with tough emotional truths about separation and loss.
Read at The New Yorker
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